Google PPC Video Ads - I'm Betting Against It — Google will launch a new pay-per-click video ad product and syndicate it out through its Adsense Network today. Like Google's normal text ads, Advertisers will bid for placement and will be charged when a user clicks on the video.

Click-to-play video ads for AdWords — We're very excited to announce the release of click-to-play video ads on the content network. Here's Bismarck, from the Video Ads team, with the details on this new feature: … We hope you'll keep your eyes out for this new feature and let us know what you think.

Google and that elusive diversification — After what PaidContent says is at least four months testing, Google is to officially launch its video ads programme. The new format, which is deliberately unobtrusive until the user clicks on the ad and activates the video stream …

MySpace seeks link with Google or Microsoft — By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Aline van Duyn in New York — MySpace, the fast-growing "social networking" site, is in talks to forge a internet search link with either Google or Microsoft, in a move that would confirm the emergence …

MySpace in Talks with Google and MSN... not Yahoo — Financial Times reports that MySpace is in talks with both Google and MSN in an effort to monetize those billions of page views. … Nicholas Carr writes: … So who's gonna get it? Google's recent spate of social-search related projects could well be wooing tools for the deal.

Nike and Apple Team Up to Launch Nike+iPod — Global Collaboration Brings the Worlds of Sports & Music Together Like Never Before — NEW YORK—May 23, 2006—Nike and Apple® today announced a partnership bringing the worlds of sports and music together like never before with the launch of innovative Nike+iPod products.

Microsoft considers taking admin rights from employees — As Microsoft moves its internal desktop systems to Windows Vista, the company is contemplating whether to change a long running tradition and take away admin rights from its employees in order to improve security.

Company Asks U.S. to Provide Radio Space for Free Internet — In an ambitious proposal, a Silicon Valley company has asked the government to give it a band of radio spectrum for a free high-speed wireless Internet network that would cover most of the country and be supported by advertising.

Unlocking the iPod — If you want to buy content for Apple's iPod, you have to go through iTunes. Navio Systems is hoping to change that. — In an ideal digital world, we'd be able to buy copyrighted music and videos wherever we wanted, not just on a designated store.

Dell tests the retail waters again — Dallas and New York-area mall stores will open later this year. — Dell Inc. will break its long boycott against retail sales with two stores at shopping malls later this year, but the company said it will remain true to its direct model by having shoppers order products online for delivery.

New Domain Name — .Mobi — Could Spur Wireless Web — Surfing the Web on a cellphone can be as difficult as surfing the ocean on a tiny board. Now, a company founded by Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Vodafone Group PLC, Nokia Corp., and several other companies, aims to make it easier …

TV advertising's DVR challenge — This September, AOL and Mark Burnett Productions will launch "Gold Rush," an interactive game that asks players to monitor CBS television programs and commercials for clues to find $2 million in gold. — The game will last for approximately the first two months …

Vectrotel X8 Secure Mobile Phone — The feds aren't going to like it when you hook up your Vectrotel X8, a normal-looking GSM cellphone that has some serious 128-bit encryption inside. It has the usual features of a run-of-the-mill handset, such as a Bluetooth and USB connectivity …

MACY'S TO BRING IN IPOD VENDING MACHINES — I just saw this over at Gear Live. Wow, these iPod vending machines are really popping up in lots of places lately! I'd love to see some Palm PDA vending machines! Talk about some drooling! — In an effort to keep up with the swankiest of swanks …